George Arees:
CLASS OF 1967
Woonsocket High SchoolClass of 1967
Woonsocket, RI
Woonsocket High SchoolClass of 1999
Woonsocket, RI
New York UniversityClass of 1975
New york, NY
Ricker CollegeClass of 1971
Houlton, ME
Citizens Memorial Elementary SchoolClass of 1961
Woonsocket, RI
George's Story
Life
After graduating college in 1971, I came back to Woonsocket High School as a teacher. I taught in the Woonsocket System for 28 years, retiring in 1999. During the year that followed, I traveled around the world many times over as a tour director for Vantage Deluxe World Travel. I had been with the company part-time since 1992. In April,2000, I was hired as a River Boat specialist. While away on tour, it was decided that I would be better suited in a position on the quality assurance team. I had been employed as the quality assurance manager for the company. Later, I went on to work as the on-site quality manager. Our company is ever changing, and by 2004 I was asked to work as a Product Development Administrator. Since leaving RI for Florida, I also have worked remotely as a Product Developer and assistant buyer. Although I talk about retirement, I doubt it is happening anytime soon, as I really enjoy working my work. In 2008, I decided to go back on the road, and I have b...Expand for more
een a tour director for Vantage's National Parks Program.
Some previous highlights include a Fulbright Fellowship to India in 1974, and an MA in Asian Studies in 1975 from New York University. I owned Ambassador Travel from 1976 until I sold it in 1983. I then went to work part time at Johnson and Wales University as an evening instructor. During the summers I worked as a tour director for Paragon tours and Vantage Deluxe World Travel. I always kept my teaching position at Woonsocket High. For a while I worked at Delta Airlines in the reservation department.
Overall, I feel my life has been a success. I am able to travel more in one year, than most people can even imagine they could in a lifetime. Based on a group I belong to, I am among one of the most traveled people in the world.
Believe or not, I lived in Woonsocket until March, 2007. However, I needed to make a change, and I have relocated to Orlando, FL! Although I am not completely retired, I am enjoying my new location.
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